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J. FILKIN. OABIENTBRS GAGE. APPLICATION FILED 0013.21. 1908.

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' JOHN FILKIN, OF MONTGLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

OABPENTERS GAGE.

. Specification ofLetters' Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed. October 21, 1908. Serial No. 458,770.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN FILKIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Carpenters Gages, of which t e following is a specification.

My invention relates to gages-for use of carpenters and wood workers.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a simple, reliable form of gage which can be cheaply constructed, and which will be extremely accurate and which may be used for a variety of 0 erations.

With these an related purposes in view,

. my invention consists of the arts, improvements and combinations ereinafter set forth and claimed. v r

Reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate preferred embodiments of my invention, but it is to be understood that these drawings are illustrative merely, and that changes and modifications may be resorted to therein, so long as the same come within the scope of my claims.

In the said drawings, wherein the same reference numerals are used todesignate the same parts throughout, Figure 1 is an isometrical view of the simplest form of gage; Fig. 2 is a similar view of my improved gage, made in two separable and relatively adjustable portions, Fig. 3 is a similar view, but looking at the back of the gage shown in Fig. 2, the parts of the gage being reversed from the position shown on Fig. 2 and showing a straight edge secured to the gage. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of a slightly modified form of gage. Fig; 5 is a side view partly in section showing one form of my improved gage in use in securingin place upon the rafters of a roof the roof strips, or strips to which the shingles or slates will be directly secured. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the same gage in use for spacing shingles, and Fig. 7 is a view similar to 5 and6 of one form of my improved gage as used for spacing clapboards or weather-boarding.

The device shown in 1 is intended for use in shingling and in fastening roof strips. This simplest form of gage is preferably made from a metal sheet, and if preferred may be made by a single stamping operation. The body of this gage is designated by the reference numeral 1, and at its base, the oppo-v sitely extending flanges 2 and 3 are formed. Near the upper end and preferably at one side, the flange 4 is formed, extending in the same direction as the flange 3. The body 1 is extended at 5 to form an upwardly extending portion provided with perforations 6, 6, which permit the fastening of a straight edge 7 .to the gage by means of nails, screws or otherfastening devices, the flange 4 serving as a stop to assure the proper position of the straight edge. The body 1 is provided with spikes 8 which are situated preferably near the flanges 2 and 3, and extend in the same direction as these flanges. In the construction shown, these spikes are formed by stamping at the same time the flanges are formed, but it is'evident that spikes formed on or secured in any way to the gage will answer the same purpose. In use, two or more of the gages are secured to the straight edge at intervals along its length, two such gages being commonly made use of, one near each end of the straight edge. When the device is used for fastening roof strips as shown in Fig. 5 the gage is temporarily secured to the roof strip last fastened, (shown at 9 in Fig. 5, therafters being shown at 10) by means of the spike 8, the flange 3 which is brought up against the lower edge of the last strip fastened, serving to correctly position the gage in place. In this position, the gage lies flat on the upper faces of the roof strips as shown in the drawing just referred to. The roof strip next to be fastened is laid on the rafters and brought down against the straight edge and secured in place. The straight edge and attached gages are then lifted and the spike 8 withdrawn, and the succeeding strips are secured in the same way. All the gages attached to the straight edge being identical, it is possible in this way to secure all the roof strips to the rafterswithout'any reliminary marking or measuring, and any s ight errors which may be made in the placing of the roof strips in exact parallelism may be compensated for by measuring the distances for the last three or four strips, and then dividing among these few strips whatever discrepancies maybe found to exist. When the roof strips have been fastened, the device is used in precisely the same way, except that it is reversed, for fastening the shingles, which must be spaced same distance apart as the roof strips, in order that the nails for fastening the shingles may be driven through the same part of each row of shingles. The use of the device for this purpose is shown in Fig. 6. Here the flange 2 Fig. 7.

servesto position the gages against. the bot:

place, and the gage lies flat upon the shingles,

the row of shingles next to be fastened being brought down against the face of the straight edge inthe same manner as has already been explained withreference to the roof strips.

The device shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is the same as that shown in Fig. 1. except that it is made upof two parts 21 and 22 adjustable relative to one another, and but a single flange 23 is provided at the bottom of the portion 21 for the reason that the upper portion and lower port-ions may be reversed with relation to one another as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The main body portion 21 of this device is provided with a spike 24-. secured thereto in any convenient way, and a threaded stem 25 is provided upon this portion of the gage on which. a wing nut 26 may bescrewedh The remaining element 22 of the is provided with a slot 27 which receives the stem 25 and is also provided with an upwardly extending portion 28 through perforations in. wiich the gage may be se cured to the straight edge. This portion of the gage is likewise provided with a flange 29 terminating in a spike 30. The spike 30 is narrower than the flange 29, thus providing shoulders at its unction therewith which serve to limit the distance to which the spike I may be'inserted in a board or other object.

In Fig. 3 this device is shown attached to a straight edge in the position in which it is used for fastening shingles in place in the same general manner ashas already been described with reference to the gage shown in Fig. 1. ld hen this device is used for fasteningroof strips, the wing nut 26 is loosened and the two portions of the gage detached from one another and reversed so that the flange 23 is turned in the same way as the flange 29. The gage is shown assembled in this relation in Fig. 2 and its use will be readily understood from the already de-.

scribed use of a similar gage as shown in Fig. 6. This form of gage may also be used for fastening weather boarding or clapboards, upon the side of a house, as shown in When used for this purpose, no straight edge is needed. The spikes 24 and 30 are pushed into the last clapboard fastened in place, the flange 23 being brought firmly against the bottom of said clapboard, and the next clapboard to be fastened is laid upon the flange .29. Two or moregages are used at different points along the length of the clapboard to be fastened, as will be understood. As shown in Fig. 3,the spike 30 of the flange 29 does not interfere with the use of the device in fastening shingles or roof strips, as the straight'edge used for these straight edge being usually one inch thick and the clapboard five-eighths of an inch in thickness at its bottom, and the spike does .not proiect below the lower surface of the i shown in Fig. 2, scales are marked on the body-portion 21, the scale at the right in this figure indicating the distance between the upper face of the flanges 22) and 2h, and determining the distance apart at which elapboards are to be placed. The scale. at the left indicates the distam-e between the ilai'ige 23 and the top surface of the straight edge which is usually two inches wide. so that in the drawing this scale is marked to show distances two inches greater respectively than the corresponding distances of the clapboard scale at the right. This difference, of course, depends upon the width of the straight edge in common use.

In Fig. 4;, a slight modification is illustrated, the body portion 22 being PIOVidUd with upstanding and down turned lugs 31 and 32 which. fit into a series of openings 33. In the position shown the lug 32 is fitted into one of the perforations, but when. the parts of the gage are reversed with relation to-ono another, the lug 31 will be fitted in any desired opening as will be readily understood. These holes are spaced. a predetermined dis tance apart, and serve to regulate the spuring of clapboards, roof strips or shingles. This arrangement assists in securing the two parts of the gage together, but for all ordinary purposes it will be found that these parts are secured together with sufficient security by means of the wing nut 26.

Having now described my invention and the operation tl'iereof, I claim 1. A carpenters gage provided with means wherebya straight edge may be secured to it on either face at one end thereof, and having means at the opposite end for determining the position of the straight edge with respect to the work when the is placed on top of the straight edge or beneath the same, substantially as set forth.

2. A carpenters gage comprising two members removably and. adjustably secured together, one of the members being provided with means whereby it may be secured to a straight edge and also provided with means for positioning the straight edge, and the second member being provided with means for positionin the gage with respect to the work, and with means for removably securing the gage in place, substantially as set forth.

3. In a carpentefs gage the combination of a member provided with means by which it may be secured to a straight edge and having a flange to determine the position of the purposes 1s thicker than the clapboard,-the 1 straight edge with relation thereto, and a second member removably and reversibly con nected to the first named member and prollU lill) vided with means for positioning the gage with respect to the Work, whereby the device may be used with the gage placed beneath or on top of the straight edge, substantially as set forth.

4. In a carpenters gage, the combination of a member having an upstanding portion provided with perforations to permit its being secured to a straight edge and having a flange or lug to determine the position of the straight edge with respect thereto, and provided with a central. slot and a co-acting member provided with an end flange and a screw threaded shank taking into the slot in the first named member and a thumb screw on the said shank whereby the two members of the gage may be removably, adjustably and reversibly connected together, substantially as set forth.

5. In a carpenters gage, a member provided with an upstanding portion having a lug or flange extending at right angles thereto and terminating in a spike, a second member adjustably secured to the first named member and provided with means for positioning the gage with respect to the work, substantially as set forth;

6. In a carpenters gage, the combination of a member provided with an upstanding portion and a lug or flange extending at right angles thereto, said lug or flange having straight, substantially parallel sides for a distance substantially equal to the thickness of an ordinary clapboard or weather -board, and terminating in a spike, shoulders being formed at the junction of the spike with the lug, and a second member adjustably and removably connected to the first named member, and provided with means for positioning the gage with respect to the work and with means for removably securing it in place, substantially as set forth.

This specification signed and witnessed this 19 day of October 1908.

J QHN FILKIN.

Vitnesses H. H. DYKE, FRANK D. LEwIs. 

